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Ross Taylor is set to make his return from injury in next weekend's Island of Origin Twenty20 match at the Basin Reserve after losing a race against time to be ready for Saturday's second test against Australia.

Taylor has been named to captain the North Island side in the match, in which 21 of the 24 players across both teams have represented their country.

The Black Caps batsman has sat out the entire tour against Australia with a side strain.

Taylor had harboured hopes of returning for the series finale at Hagley Oval after completing back-to-back net sessions in Wellington during the first test, but ran out of time. He suffered a 10cm tear in his side during the Twenty20 international against Pakistan on January 22 and only started hitting balls again late last week.

"It's also a great chance for a number of players to get back into Twenty20 mode ahead of the tournament in India.

"We'll be watching with interest, as it's also a chance for a number of fringe players to push their case for higher honours going forward."

The workloads of a number of Black Caps who featured in the test series against Australia means they will be given the opportunity to rest ahead of the World Twenty20, while Ben Wheeler, Ed Nuttall and Warren Barnes were not considered due to injury.

The February 28 match will be part of a televised double header, with the White Ferns in a transtasman Twenty20 clash against Australia beforehand.

Selection eligibility criteria:• Island of birth.• If not born in New Zealand, then the Island associated with the first senior domestic team represented.• If that team was the Central Stags, then the Island associated with the player's first District Association.